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Norris Foster

1855 – 1925

British barrister

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About Norris Foster

Lived 1855 – 1925 (aged 69). Norris Foster was a barrister.

Sir Norris Tildasley Foster CBE (15 December 1855 – 5 December 1925) was an English barrister.

Foster was born in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire. He was educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham and the University of Oxford and called to the bar by the Inner Temple in 1891. He practised in Birmingham.

During the First World War he was a member of the Warwickshire County Appeal Tribunal under the Military Service Act 1916, the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, the Birmingham Local War Pensions Committee, and the General Purposes, Finance and Administration Committee of the War Pensions and Citizens Committee.

He was knighted in the 1920 New Year Honours and appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1920 civilian war honours for his services to the Prince of Wales's Fund and the Birmingham War Pensions Committee.

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Education
University of Oxford, King Edward's School
Awards
Commander of the Order of the British Empire; Knight Bachelor
Also known as
Sir Norris Tildasley Foster

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Norris Foster's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Norris Foster?

British barrister (1855-1925)

When was Norris Foster born?

Norris Foster was born on 15 December 1855 in Bromsgrove.

When did Norris Foster die?

Norris Foster died on 5 December 1925.

What was Norris Foster's occupation?

Norris Foster was a barrister.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Norris Foster

· Wikidata: Q7053301

· DBpedia: Norris Foster

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